Wednesday, 19 April 2006
Happy Birthday Milly. Ten years since Grandma stopped smoking. Congratulations to both of you.
We went our separate ways again today. The reason is that Bruce wants to go to Museums and Art Galleries and Ginnie doesn't. Anyway, we went into the centre of the city together on the bus. Much more interesting than the Metro although definitely slower. The bus takes you through interesting neighbourhoods and down streets you would swear are to narrow for a bicycle--not to mention a bus. Generally the buses that run through the city are smaller than the ones we are used to in Australia but then the streets here are so much narrower.
Bruce went to the Louvre today. If you haven't been there you really cannot conceive of the size of the place. It is divided into three sections, each of which would by any standard be a respectable major art gallery in its own right. Naturally Bruce went to all of the classics; Mona Lisa, Winged Victory, Venus de Milo, etc.
Later he went back to the Musee d'Orsay to take in a few rooms he had missed yesterday and then came home utterly galleried out. The patient will recover and be back at the galleries tomorrow. Unfortunately, when you buy a three day pass, it has to be used on consecutive days.
Virginia revisited Les Halles (which used to be the country's biggest markets until the 1970s - similar to Covent Garden). She commented that they have changed somewhat and I reminded her that since her last visit in approximately 1956, so have we. She remembers eating onion soup with cheese (which she didn't like). Today she found a huge park at ground level with beautifully manicured gardens and wonderful playgrounds for children including a massive carousel with horses that actually "neighed". Then four floors underground with every shop imaginable: one story for car sales, one story for beauty, one story for fashion, one story for electronics and computers... but no toilets anywhere. (there were plenty of toilets in the Louvre!! [Bruce]).
After a short rest chez nous we did another walk in our neighbourhood
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